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Degree Programme Table: Biotechnology (PgDip) (PTPGDBIOTE1F)

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Year 1 Academic year: 2020/21, Starting in: September

Notes:
1. Students are not allowed to take more than a total of 30 credits below level 11.

2. An alternative appropriate course may be substituted with the permission of the Programme Director

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Economics and Innovation in the Biotechnology Industry

Must be taken during Semester 1

PGBI11059 10 credits
Intelligent Agriculture

Must be taken during Semester 1

PGBI11066 10 credits
Research Project Proposal (Biotechnology)

Must be taken during Semester 2

PGBI11105 10 credits
Metagenomics for Industrial Biotechnology

Must be taken during Semester 2

BITE11002 10 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 80 credits in this group.

Biological Sciences - Biotechnology (MSc & PgDip) - Optional Courses for semester 1

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Selected courses must be taken during Semester 1
Enzymology and Biological Production
BITE10001 10 credits
Molecular Modelling and Database Mining
PGBI11023 10 credits
Tools for Synthetic Biology
PGBI11092 10 credits
Bioinformatics Programming and System Management
PGBI11095 20 credits
Biochemistry A
PGBI11100 10 credits
Stem Cells and Industry
STEM11006 20 credits
AND

Biological Sciences - Biotechnology - Optional Course Semester 2

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
The following courses are strongly recommended as optional courses:
PGBI11090 Industry and Entrepreneurship in Biotechnology
PGBI11108 Vaccines and Molecular Therapies
Selected courses must be taken during Semester 2
Innovation-driven Entrepreneurship
CMSE11202 10 credits
Commercial Aspects of Drug Discovery
PGBI11049 10 credits
Drug Discovery (MSc Level)
PGBI11088 10 credits
Industry and Entrepreneurship in Biotechnology
PGBI11090 10 credits
Applications of Synthetic Biology
PGBI11094 10 credits
Biochemistry B
PGBI11101 10 credits
Vaccines and Molecular Therapies
PGBI11108 10 credits
Programming for the Life Sciences
PGBI11110 10 credits
Biobusiness
PGSP11331 20 credits
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